Just in, the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh, has reportedly died of Covid-19.
The late commissioner was said to have died at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Isolation centre.
The Chief Medical Director of UCTH, Prof. Ikpeme Ikpeme, has confirmed the death of Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Abdulkadir Jimoh and advised all those who had come in contact with the late commissioner to immediately visit the hospital for COVID-19 test and subsequently be on self isolation till the results are out.
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Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single-day tally after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 1,145 fresh COVID-19 cases in several parts of the country.
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,201 as of Thursday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 76,207.
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